LECTURE SERIES Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, professor and director of the Public History Program, organized the lecture and secured the participation of Dr. and Mrs. Swann. Dr. Greg Carr, chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies, and Professor Lisa Crooms, a constitutional law expert from the School of Law, and SOE Dean Leslie Fenwick provided reflections about civil rights litigation and education and social progress in America.
SOE Hosts Constitution Day Lecture by Dr. Russell Irvine The SOE hosted one of the University’s 2012 Constitution Day lectures, scheduled each September in commemoration of the formulation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. This year, noted scholar Dr. Russell Irvine lectured on findings in his new book, The African American Quest for Higher Education Before the Civil War (Edwin Mellen Press, 2011), which examines the interwoven African American pursuits of full citizenship and the right to be educated. In his review of the book, University of Georgia professor and award-winning author Ronald Butchart noted that “Irvine has given us more original insights into the history of education than I have seen in the scholarship of the last decade. Most of our colleagues are revising old narratives and revealing new details along the way; Irvine has opened an entirely new frontier filled with new actors. He has given us new leverage on early black education that is refreshing and exciting.” For more about Dr. Irvine’s book, go to: http://www.mellenpress.com/mellenpress.cfm?bookid=8149&pc=9.
DC Area Writing Project Features Dr. Yvette Jackson In October 2011, the SOE’s District of Columbia Area Writing Project sponsored a lecture by Dr. Yvette Jackson, who discussed her new book The Pedagogy of Confidence: Inspiring High Intellectual Performance in Urban Schools. The book provides practical approaches to rekindle educators’ belief in their ability to inspire the vast capacity of urban students. Dr. Jackson, a visiting lecturer at Harvard University, serves as CEO of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, founded at the Teachers College of Columbia University. To read more about Dr. Jackson’s book, go to: http://store.tcpress. com/0807752231.shtml.
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